Lubumbashi, July 14th, 2026 (CPA). – Enrolment fees in state and accredited private schools for the 2026–2027 academic year have been banned in the Upper Katanga 1 educational province (south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo), in accordance with a circular from the Minister of National Education, the CPA learnt on Tuesday from an administrative source.
“I wish to inform you that Her Excellency the Minister of State, Minister of National Education and New Citizenship, has issued a circular setting out measures regarding school fees for the 2026–2027 academic year. It is therefore my duty to remind everyone of the formal ban on charging enrolment fees in both public and accredited private schools within our jurisdiction in particular, and throughout the country as a whole,” has said Joseph Mwinkehu, Provincial Director of Education (PROVED) for Haut-Katanga 1. He has said that this document, along with its implementing measures, had been forwarded to him via the Secretary-General for National Education and New Citizenship. “It is my responsibility to ensure its dissemination and compliance throughout my jurisdiction,” said the Provincial Director of Education (PROVED) for Haut-Katanga 1. CPA/